Giampiero Massolo

Giampiero Massolo is president of Fincantieri S.p.A (2016) and president of the Italian Institute for International Political Studies – ISPI (2017).

A career diplomat, Ambassador Massolo was the Coordinator of the Italian Intelligence Community (2012-2016), the Prime Minister’s personal representative (Sherpa) for the G8 and G20 Summits (2008-2009), and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2007-2012).

He is an adjunct professor of national security and international relations studies both at the School of Government of the LUISS University in Rome and at Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs. He regularly contributes on international and security matters to the newspapers La Stampa and La Repubblica.

He is a Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and a Central Councillor of the Dante Alighieri Society.